Robert Downey Jr to make Broadway debut with play, McNeal
Robert Downey Jr is best known for playing Tony Stark in Marvel movies.
Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr now wants to try his hands at other things, as reports suggest that he will soon debut on Broadway this fall with a new play titled McNeal.
The play has been written by Ayad Akhtar and is directed by Barlett Sher.
In McNeal, Robert Downey Jr will play the role of a talented writer who struggles with family issues as he works on his next novel.
What is McNeal about?
The official synopsis of McNeal reads: “Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Jacob McNeal (Downey) is a great writer, one of our greatest, a perpetual candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. But McNeal also has an estranged son, a new novel, old axes to grind and an unhealthy fascination with Artificial Intelligence.”
As for the preview shows, McNeal will begin its first schedule on September 5 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater ahead of opening night on September 30.
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The limited run will end on November 24.
In addition to Robert Downey Jr, the rest of the show's cast will be announced later.
The play will have sets by Michael Yeargan & Jake Barton, costumes by Jennifer Moeller, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Justin Ellington & Beth Lake, and projections by Jake Barton.
Jennifer Rae Moore will be the stage manager.
Lincoln Center Theater is producing McNeal with Team Downey.
Robert was last seen in Oppenheimer
Robert Downey Jr was last seen in Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer for which he won his first Oscar in the Best Supporting Actor category.
The actor played the role of Lewis Strauss.
Robert is mostly known for his iconic Marvel role as Iron Man.